LA HARBOR COLLEGE
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) Assessment Report
Program Assessment
Program Name: Architecture
Division (if applicable): Humanities and Fine Arts
Program Contact Person: Michael Song
Phone: 4167
Reviewed by: Elena Reigadas, SLO Assessment Coordinator
Date:
Attach additional pages as necessary.
Institutional
Program Student
SLO
Learning Outcomes
Number
1. Communicate
1
Architectural ideas through
verbal, written, and graphic
media, including
documents, including
drawings, symbols,
conventions and models,
adhering to Architectural
industry standards.
2
2. Engage in logical and
critical thinking using the
Architectural design
process: propose, refine
and articulate solutions.
Employ appropriate digital
tools and technologies to
during the design process.
Means of Assessment
and Criteria for
Success
ARC 272 floorplan
projects are evaluated
with a department
rubric. 80% of students
will score 70% or
better.
December 2013
Summary of Data Collected
Fall 2013: 1 section, 10 total
students.
8 students (80%) received a
Good or Excellent score on a
department rubric.
Use of Results
Devote more class time to
floorplan drawing and less
time on research. The use of
BIM will speed the process
and allow for more
flexibility in exploring
design options.
2 students received Satisfactory
scores.
ARC 201 final design
project are evaluated
with a department
rubric. 70% of students
will receive a score of
Accomplished or
Mastery.
Fall 2013: 1 section, 13 total
students
8 students (62%) received
Accomplished or Mastery on a
department rubric for iterative
solutions during the
Architectural design process.
11 students (85%) received
Accomplished or Mastery on
the department rubric for
Require students to
participate in 1-2 interim
pinups showing progress and
have students critique each
other’s work. Consider only
allowing students who have
completed one or more study
models to make a final
presentation.
Balance the use of digital
tools and technologies with
Timeline for
Program
Modification
Immediate,
over the next
2 semesters.
Need for
advanced
BIM course
which is
currently in
planning
stages.
Immediate,
Spring 2014.
Ongoing.
employing digital tools and
technologies into the design
process of their final project.
3
4
3. Research and evaluate
current information, latest
technologies, and historical
precedents using a variety
of media such as online
search, library resources,
periodicals, and industry
trade magazines.
4. Identify and apply
Sustainable Design
principles. Demonstrate
their value to the
environment, building,
economy, community, and
self.
ARC 272. Students
research planning code
requirements and wall
sections/assemblies to
incorporate into their
final project. Results
are evaluated with a
department rubric. 80%
of students will score
70% or better.
Sustainable design
principles of ARC 201
final design project are
evaluated with a
department rubric. 70%
of students will receive
a score of
Accomplished or
Mastery.
1 student no longer attending
class.
Fall 2013: 1 section, 10 total
students.
8 students (80%) received a
Good or Excellent score on a
department rubric.
2 students received Satisfactory
scores.
Fall 2013: 1 section, 13 total
students
11 students (85%) received
Accomplished or Mastery on
the department rubric for
employing sustainable design
principles in their design
project.
hand sketching, drafting, and
handmade study models
early in the process.
Criteria met. Need additional
current journals and
text/book resources for
students to speed research
process. Create sample
building assembly
models/physical library to
accelerate process.
Immediate,
over the next
2-4
semesters.
Continue to incorporate
sustainable design strategies.
Enhance design concepts
with quantitative analysis
and solar radiation /energy
modeling studies.
Incorporate
into the
curriculum
over the next
3 semesters
in tandem
with new
course ARC
165 and
future
advanced
BIM course
which is
currently in
planning
stages.
Ongoing.
Strengthen
emphasis on
the role of
architects as
community
1 student no longer attending
class.
5
5. Develop an awareness
of self and demonstrate the
responsibilities of an
ethical, informed and active
citizen.
ARC 115 students are
asked to verbally define
the role of an architect,
including professional
ethics and social
responsibilities. 80% of
Spring 2013: 1 section, 30 total
students
27 students (90%) received
70% or better on the
assignment.
Criteria met, no changes
necessary.
students will score 70%
or better on their
responses.
Date:
planners and
leaders in the
built
environment
throughout
the
curriculum.
March 2011
Attach additional pages as necessary.
Institutional
Program Student
SLO
Learning Outcomes
Number
1.
1
ommunicate
Architectural ideas
through verbal,
written, and graphic
media, including
documents,
including drawings,
symbols,
conventions and
models, adhering to
Architectural
industry standards.
2. Engage in logical and
2
critical thinking using the
Architectural design
process: propose, refine
and articulate solutions.
Employ appropriate digital
tools and technologies to
during the process.
Means of Assessment
and Criteria for
Success
C
Summary of Data Collected
Use of Results
Timeline for
Program
Modification
3
4
4
5
3. Research and evaluate
current information, latest
technologies, and historical
precedents using a variety
of media such as online
search, library resources,
periodicals, and industry
trade magazines.
4. Identify and apply
Sustainable Design
principles. Demonstrate
their value to the
environment, building,
economy, community, and
self.
5. Operate as a member of
a team in a studio
environment, observing,
planning, contributing, and
devising a solution to an
Architectural problem.
6. Develop an awareness
of self and demonstrate the
responsibilities of an
ethical, informed and active
citizen.